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University access gap between poor pupils and their peers widens

The gap between poor pupils and their richer peers gaining a place at university has increased, a new study...

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John Dickens
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Giving schools extra money only boosts attainment by a ‘fraction’, DfE study finds

Handing schools extra money only boosts the attainment of pupils by a “fraction”, a new Department for Education (DfE)...

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John Dickens
News

Schools avoid budget cuts for A-level drop-outs

Schools teaching new decoupled A-levels will avoid being hit by budget cuts if their student drops out before completing...

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Opinion

Tougher words on academy pay are welcome, but we need action

The Department for Education’s move to toughen up rules over academy trust executive pay and good governance is welcome,...

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John Dickens
News

Toby Young’s flagship academy trust ditches ‘free school’ from its name

An academy trust set up by the long-standing free school advocate Toby Young has changed its name, dropping the...

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John Dickens
News

Ethnically mixed schools boost integration, but the lunchtime divide still exists

Pupils have less “anxiety” towards peers from other ethnic groups when they are taught in mixed schools, a government...

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John Dickens
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Free school that omits arts and humanities rated ‘inadequate’

A free school in Newcastle that does not teach humanities, arts or foreign languages has been branded ‘inadequate’ by...

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John Dickens
News

RSC to take ‘unprecedented’ decision on whether a primary can leave its trust

A regional schools commissioner is about to make an “unprecedented” decision on whether a primary school can voluntarily quit...

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John Dickens
News

DfE toughens up rules over academy trust executive pay

The rules governing academy chief executives’ pay packets are being toughed up as criticism grows over the sizes of...

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John Dickens